Mickey Wilson balances for a living. And good thing, too. His slacklining ability saved a man’s life last week at Arapahoe Basin in Colorado after the man was tangled in his backpack on the lift, which subsequently choked him out. Listen to Wilson’s take on the event and how he defers credit to others. Proof that there are still plenty of good humans left on the planet.
An Interview with the Slackliner Who Saved a Man Dangling from Chairlift Proves the World is Still Awesome
With a man hanging from his backpack off a chairlift unconscious, Mickey Wilson put his skills to work.
BY The Inertia Mountain | Staff

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